Empire Rose Stakes

The Empire Rose Stakes, is a Victoria Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race held under Weight for Age conditions, for fillies and mares aged three-years-old and upwards, over a distance of 1600 metres, held at Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia during the VRC Spring Carnival on Victoria Derby day. Total prize money for the race is A$1,000,000.

History
The registered race is named after Empire Rose, the champion mare who won the 1988 LKS MacKinnon Stakes – Melbourne Cup double.

Name

 * 1988–1992 - The Honda Legend
 * 1993 - Hong Kong Bank Stakes
 * 1994–2001 - Hardy Brothers Classic
 * 2002–2004 - Nestle Peters Classic
 * 2005–2017 - Myer Classic
 * 2018 onwards - Empire Rose Stakes

Distance

 * 1988 onwards - 1,600 metres

Grade

 * 1988–1994 - Listed Race
 * 1995–1996 - Group 3
 * 1997–2003 - Group 2
 * 2004 onwards - Group 1

Winners

 * 2022 - Icebath
 * 2021 - Colette
 * 2020 - Shout The Bar
 * 2019 - Melody Belle
 * 2018 - Shillelagh
 * 2017 - Shoals
 * 2016 - I Am A Star
 * 2015 - Politeness
 * 2014 - Bonaria
 * 2013 - Red Tracer
 * 2012 - Appearance
 * 2011 - Hurtle Myrtle
 * 2010 - Sacred Choice
 * 2009 - Typhoon Tracy
 * 2008 - Forensics
 * 2007 - Divine Madonna
 * 2006 - Lyrical Bid
 * 2005 - Lotteria
 * 2004 - Miss Potential
 * 2003 - Zanna
 * 2002 - Miss Zoe
 * 2001 - Market Price
 * 2000 - Super Sequel
 * 1999 - Noircir
 * 1998 - Bonanova
 * 1997 - Prairie
 * 1996 - Rose of Portland
 * 1995 - Aunty Mary
 * 1994 - Sedately
 * 1993 - Mingling Glances
 * 1992 - Excited Angel
 * 1991 - Western Chorus
 * 1990 - Natural Wonder
 * 1989 - Echo Lass
 * 1988 - Concordance